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Understanding Todays

Environmental Issues and Their

Impact on Our Future

David Phipps

Superintendent

2010 Oregon Landscape Expo


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Background

Oregon State University

Horticulture, Turf and

Landscape Management


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My Roots!

Northwest Landscape

Industries

1986 -1990


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Key Points

Brief history of Stone Creek Golf Club

How Stone Creek responded to the public

perception of a new golf course development.

Oregon superintendents role in leading the

Environmental Golf movement.

Issues that may affect the way we operate inthe future.


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Stone Creek Construction

&Public Relations


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Public Perception

Over use of pesticides and fertilizers

Pollution of the local streams

Loss of wildlife habitat Wetland encroachment


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Reality

Stone Creeks fertility Program

Slow release products

No more than 2 lbs

N/1000/year on fairways(30 acres)

1 lb N/1000 on roughs

(35 acres)

Less than 4 lbs N/1000 onputting greens (3.5 acres)


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Reality

Stone Creeks Water QualityProgram

Water tested biannually for

the first 7 years

Test for orthophosphates

and nitrates

Test for pesticide products

applied in the previous 6

months.


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Reality

2001 2007


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Today


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Economic Benefits of Golf in Oregon

In 2008, Oregons golf industry generated $2.5

billion to the economy, supporting nearly

27,200 jobs with $703.6 million of wage

income!


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Communication

County held town hall meetings with the

neighbors to help them understand what we

were doing

Stone Creek received numerous

environmental awards

Provided walking trail for the public

Community outreach to local schools


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Environmental

StewardshipGuidelines


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Eight Step Program

1. Environmental Setting

2. Best Management Practices (BMPs)

3. Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

4. Water Quality Monitoring

5. Wellhead Protection

6. Water Management and Conservation

7. Wildlife Habitat Enhancement

8. Community Outreach


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Environmental Setting

Local watershed and

land use maps

Aerial photographs

Site Photographs

FEMA map use. EPA

Watershed site.

Soil survey maps


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Best Management Practices

Incentives

Reduced environmental impacts

Improved turfgrass quality

Enhanced golf outing experiences

Improved worker safety

Reduced maintenance expenditures

Reduced regulatory requirements

Opportunity for industry self-regulation


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Buffer Zones Turfgrass Culture

Horticulture Management

Fertilization

Irrigation Environmental

Pest Management

Pesticides

Petroleum Products Waste Management

Safety and Education

Environmental Stewardship

BMPs are divided into the following

sections:


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Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Plan

Introduction

IPM Definition, Objectives, Structure

Area Definition

Management Areas

Non-Turfgrass Areas

Turfgrass Cultural Practice

Pest Management Nutrient Management

Irrigation


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Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Plan

Tree Management

Composting and Organic Material Management

Pest Population Definition

Pest Action Threshold Levels

Pest monitoring and Pest Control

Pesticide Specifications

Facilities Description

References


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Water Quality Monitoring

Water quality

monitoring locations

may include:

Ponds Wetlands

Lakes

Streams

Rivers

Storm water or drainage

systems


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Water Quality Monitoring

Sampling Strategies

Establish a Baseline

On-Going Monitoring

Historical and StatisticalAnalyses

Physico-Chemical

Properties

Targeted Monitoring


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Wellhead Protection

Objective is to protect

groundwater resources

for use by the golf

course and thecommunities in which

the golf course exists.


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Wellhead Protection BMPs

Reduce pesticide use in sensitive areas

Reduce fertilizer use

Create delineation boundaries/buffers

Use low fertility grasses

Maintain barriers to minimize runoff and fertilizer loss

Store pesticides in a restricted access room or cabinet

Mix pesticides in a dedicated area

Clean spills immediately

Dispose of waste in accordance with regulations

Manage hazardous materials and petroleum products

Manage vehicle and equipment maintenance areas


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Water Management and Conservation

Water conservation is

defined as any action

that reduces the

amount of waterwithdrawn from water

supply sources.


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Water Conservation Plan

A water conservation plan includes a

description of the water system, identifies the

source of the water used by the golf course,

and explains how the golf course will manageand conserve supplies to meet future needs.


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Wildlife Habitat Enhancement

Implementation of theGuidelines is intendedto promoteenhancement of wildlife

habitat

Golf Courses providesignificant habitat to adiverse population of

birds, mammals, plants,insects, and otherwildlife.


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Maintain most ofnonplay areas in variedtypes of nativevegetation

Leave dead trees, orsnags, if they are not ahazard to property orpeople; leave downed

logs/woodydebris/brush piles onthe ground.


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Provide natural areas toallow wildlifemovement corridorswith shelter,

concealment and food

Maintain buffer zonessurrounding all bodiesof water where possible

Provide nesting boxesfor birds and bats


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Communicate and

educate golfers and the

public about wildlife

conservationopportunities and

initiatives


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Community Outreach


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Community Outreach

Golf Course Quality Lawns

Partnership with Soil and Water Conservation

District and Metro

Focus on teaching homeowners the art ofmanaging their lawn with minimal inputs

Basically teaching them BMPs of home landscape

care.


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Golf Course Certification Programs

Audubon International

Salmon Safe


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What does our future look like?

Pesticide Regulations

Water Restrictions

NPDES Regulation

Proposed new laws

Can affect the way we do our jobs


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Thank You

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